South Bay (Livingston Island)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
South Bay
View from Lyaskovets Peak to South Bay (in the background: Pimpirew Glacier)

View from Lyaskovets Peak to South Bay (in the background: Pimpirew Glacier )

Waters Bransfield Street
Land mass Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands
Geographical location 62 ° 39 '36 "  S , 60 ° 27' 46"  W Coordinates: 62 ° 39 '36 "  S , 60 ° 27' 46"  W
South Bay (South Shetland Islands)
South Bay
length 10 km
Islands Aldan Rock , Sally Rocks
Tributaries Las Palmas Glacier , Perunika Glacier , Pimpirew Glacier , Sea Lion Glacier

The South Bay ( English for South Bay ) is a bay on the south coast of Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located northwest of False Bay , from which it is separated by the Hurd Peninsula .

The name of the bay has been known to US and British seal hunters since at least 1820 and has been established ever since.

Web links